Moon tides

What are lunar tides?

• tides are created because the earth and the moon are attracted to each other.
• the moon pulls at anything on earth to bring it closer.
• the earths holds onto everything (gravity) except water, because the water is always moving. 
• 2 high tides and two low tides each day - 12 hours 25 minutes approximately between the two high tides 

Different tides 

• strong gravitational force when the sun and moon are aligned and very low. 
• causes very high tides which is called a spring tide. 
• when gravitational force is cancelled out because the sun and moon aren't aligned it causes tides that aren't so high or low, these are called neap tides. 

Neap tides

• moons are quarter phases and the sun and moon work at right angles causing the bulges to cancel each other out. 
• smaller high and low tides 
• neap tides occur during quarter moon phases

Reading Summary

Key Points:

• About experience - not just what is on the walls/ in the cabinet 
• Media and technology - young people can relate to more. 
• Narrative - the spaces between exhibited objects/display sites.
• Museums were boring? - need to creates a learning experience archive. Museums as a space for entertainment.
• Interactivity - dress up, video etc. Open/close put on, display cases. 

La Biennale Di Venezia

56th International Art Exhibition 

All the Worlds Futures 

"The world today exhibits deep diversions and wounds pronounced inequalities and uncertainties as to the future". The 56th International Art Exhibition observes the relationship between art and the development of the human, social and political world. An art exhibition where many can question, or at least listen to artists.136 Artists participating in this exhibition from 53 countries. 

Canada

Canadassimo: BGL art collective (Jasmine Bilodeau, Sèbastien Giguère, Nicolas Lavandière).

BLG's practice often employs humour and extravagance to explore the world of objects while simultaneously raising social and political issues related to nature, contemporary lifestyles, economics and the art system. Involving sculptures and performances, the BGL include huge installations which put the viewers into unexpected situations, prompting them to question their own behaviour and revise their view of reality. 

Cantassimo creates a strange path through the Canadian pavilion, beneath the scaffolding that partly obscures the building, creating the impression that the building is under construction, you enter a dèpanneur - a neighbourhood convenience store selling tinned goods and other household essentials. Then you enter a 'loft-like' living space which looks an though a recycling enthusiast place. Next comes BGL's "the studio" a place crowded with loads of objects an cans covered in dribbling paint. Then viewers make their way onto the terrace with a view over the Giardini. 

Canadassimo is nearly constructed entirely out of recycled materials and objects exposing the excess of North American society as well as the tinkerer/junk collecting character who recycles everything. 

BGL works frequently invoke direct relationships to material while expressing an urgent need to reappropriate the natural and physical conditions of object and the environment by exploiting particular skills. tools and modes of production. Canadassimo seems to be proposing an alternative ecology that makes art central. 

 

Grayson Perry/Kushana Bush

Map of truths and beliefs

The set up: Long, narrow room wit white walls and wooden floors. The bright busy tapestry is hung on the left wall as you walk in lit up by the only light source in the room.

Lighting: The room is dull. Three lights from the ceiling shining onto the tapestry are the only lights in the room. The dull lighting in the room could reflect the darkness of the piece. Yet the lighting illuminates the brightness and brilliantness of the tapestry.

Interaction: Along the right side of the wall there is a wooden bench directly opposite the piece. I feel like the bench is an invitation to sit and really look at the work and analyse it and start to unpack it because you don't see the tapestry as what it is at first glance.

Blurbs/writing: Blurb is just left of the entrance door, saying "Grayson Perry, Map of truths and beliefs 2011, Acrylic, wool and cotton tapestry. Robinson family collection, Wellington." I didn't notice the blurb above about the piece outside the room until I left the place but I thought the fact that there was no information in the room forced you to have to analyse and unpack the piece yourself.

What do you see?: As you walk towards the room, through the door you get a glimpse of bright vibrant colours that attract you towards the piece. As you enter the room you see this bench, then as you sit and start to analyse the piece you start to realise what the work is really about.

Placement: The placement of the piece is along a narrow white wall just below eye height. This is to encourage you to sit down as it becomes more eye aligned.

What can you hear?: The room is quiet yet you can still hear background noises. The quietness of the room encourages deep thought allowing you to unpack and analyse the work in depth.

Who's there?: At this moment it's just me sitting on the bench but every now and then a man walks in (the host) to check on the work and answer questions about the work.

Can it be documented?: No due to privacy reasons and copyright reasons.

What I analysed about the work:

• the piece is very bright vibrant and busy
• building on the map don't match the names given
• each property/building site is a grave yard
• map of house/places/buildings from around the world
• river with dead bodies 
• lady dressed in black, with two phones, looking important - represents capitalism
• Wolf being slashed and chained but has escaped - represents nurture
• Lady dressed in old fashioned clothes - represents traditional beliefs 
• child holding a ruler represents innocence 
• large circle in the middle of the piece is and eye containing spiritual words with a skull on top
• base of the circle is a tree - tree of life? 

8th International Architecture Exhibition (La Bienneale di Venezia)

Held in 2002 at the Arsenale and Giardini exhibition venues, the 8th International Architecture Exhibition attracted over 100,000 people. Hosted by Deyan Sudjic, the Next project in the 8th International Architecture Exhibition "interprets this spirit of the time" by showing the visitors a variety of ideas that are of developing trends. "The 8th International Architecture Exhibition od La Biennale is devoted to the exploration of some of these 'next' buildings, 'next' architects and 'next' places. -Deyan Sudjic. Next aims to show what architects will be in the course of a decade - who will be making it and what will they be making it with.
Through the exhibition there are several themes bought together by director Deyan Sudjic, but in particular two themes stand out. The first theme concerns the growing interest shown by industry architecture throughout the world, which suggests that "industrial space is seen as having much more than an economic dimensions". The second theme concerns the increasing cross-over of the great potential for technological innovation and the capacity of leading architects to show it through new developments in architectural culture.
Franco Bernabe, president of La Biennale di Venezia, states that "the 8th International Exhibition clearly shows that architecture worldwide is in good health and intent on leaving major signs for future generations.

The awards of the 8th International architecture exhibition went to:

• The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Toyo Ito 
• The Golden Lion for best project: Ibere Camargo Foundation designed by Alvaro Siza Vieira
• Special prize for best National Participant: Dutch Pavilion 
• Special prize for best architectural works patron: Zhang Xin
• Special prize for best governative sponsorship: Citta di Barcellona 
• Social mention to Next Mexico City: The lakes Project  

Assignment 1

Aim

Investigate and develop concepts and design strategies of exhibition as temporary interventions in public space.

Research choice:
8th International Architecture Exhibition.